As each day passes we see yet another example – from the utter failure to cope with the migrant crisis to the increasing disaster of the euro.
In contrast Mr de Villepin may bet that, by standing firm, and waiting for another fall in unemployment, he will earn a reputation for courage that will outweigh the charge of political deafness.But if the government does back down in the face of demonstrations, critics will see yet another example of a country unwilling to reform in the face of global economic challenges.
He may simply lack the time and political support to push through the complete reform while waiting for unemployment to fall.But if the government does back down in the face of demonstrations, critics will see yet another example of a country unwilling to reform in the face of global economic challenges.
To the Sports Editor: Re "Paterno Won Sweeter Deal Even as Scandal Played Out," July 14: In the struggle between Joe Paterno's widow and the Penn State board of trustees, we see yet another example of how people who are hired to regulate are no match for the people they regulate.
Lyons clearly sees the 25% cut in the executive pay bill over the next three years as one of the trust's great achievements, while the trust's critics see yet another example of it doing just a tad too little, too late.
And as world leaders sit in their climate-controlled rooms in Paris, they need only think back to this summer and the massive heatwave that affected most of Europe to see yet another example of the critical role Tibet plays in global weather systems.
"Only today we see yet another example of how the smaller energy companies are being squeezed out of the market," says David Hunter, an energy analyst from consultancy M&C Energy Group.
"With the Surface for Windows RT announcement we are delighted to see yet another example of this partnership in action which follows on from various Windows RT devices demonstrated at Taiwan's Computex show recently".
Still, it's interesting to see yet another example of Apple's interest in the health and fitness monitoring market, especially one that originated so early in the history of the trend.
Critics of the decision see yet another example of the transgressions of a promising college athlete treated lightly at the expense of a female sexual assault victim.
